2nd Update: Morning earthquakes jolt the coast

Four more earthquakes have struck since 11 a.m. A 4.0 struck at 11:19 a.m. 5 miles south west of Rio Dell at a depth of 15.1 miles followed by a magnitude 3.3 at 11:21 a.m. at a depth of 16 miles about 5 miles southwest of Rio Dell. A 2.5 hit four minutes later at a depth of 16.2 miles and a 2.3 hit at 1:11 p.m. at a depth of 5 miles southwest of Rio Dell, according to U.S. Geological Survey preliminary reports.

posted 12:20 PM

Three more earthquakes have struck since 11 a.m. A 4.0 struck at 11:19 a.m. 5 miles south south west of Rio Dell at a depth of 15.1 miles followed by a magnitude 3.3 at 11:21 a.m. at a depth of 16 miles about 5 miles southwest of Rio Dell. A 2.5 hit four minutes later at a depth of 16.2 miles, according to U.S. Geological Survey preliminary reports.

posted 8:03 AM

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck the Humboldt County coast at 4:53 a.m. this morning.

The quake was located 5 miles southwest of Rio Dell and 24 miles south of Eureka at a depth of 14 miles, according to a U.S. Geological Survey preliminary earthquake report.

According to the report, a second 3.2 magnitude earthquake struck in the same location at 4:57 a.m. at a depth of about 15 miles.